Items include: Video: Carlo Rovelli, Hay Festival annual lecture / interview Report: The Future for UK Defence, Diplomacy and Disarmament Recent articles and reports of interest Pugwash Forum mailing list Annual membership 1. Video: Carlo Rovelli, Hay Festival annual lecture / interview This year’s lecture featured Professor Carlo Rovelli, who spoke on how ‘Relations, […]
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G7 Science Academies: Joint Statement on Nuclear Arms Control
Nuclear Arms Control After a sustained period of declining numbers of nuclear warheads, there is a risk this trend could now reverse. The decrease in the number of warheads was the combined effect of numerous treaties. Following the 1970 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)), the United States and Russia established a set of bilateral arms reduction and […]
Video of Annual Lecture and Interview: Professor Dame Athene Donald, 9th May, 1730
Lecture title: Reflections on the legacy of Sir Joseph Rotblat in a time of nuclear risk Speaker: Professor Dame Athene Donald Watch the video of the lecture and our interview below: … Thursday, May 9, 5:30 – 6:30pm GMT+1 The Babbage Lecture Theatre, David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ (in person […]
Video of SYP-UK Webinar: ‘AI and nuclear matters’, 29/03/24
Student / Young Pugwash-UK Webinar: ‘AI and nuclear matters’ Watch the video of this webinar here: Date / time: 29 March 2024, 14.00 GMT Description: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a subject of immediate and growing concern. The revolutionary potential of this technology could significantly reshape global society for good or ill. This […]
Review of the 7th Annual SYP Conference: AI, Peace and Security
1. Summary review of the 7th Annual SYP Conference: ‘AI: Implications for peace and security’ … “Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents enormous global opportunities: it has the potential to transform and enhance human wellbeing, peace and prosperity”. As highlighted in the Bletchley Declaration – the outcome of the AI Safety Summit, hosted by the UK Government […]
Provisional agenda: 7th Annual SYP Conference: ‘AI, Peace and Security’, 27/01/24, King’s College London
You are invited to the 7th Annual Student / Young Pugwash Conference on 27 January 2024 The venue is King’s College London, Strand Campus, Dockrill Room (K6.07). Registration will take place from 9.30am and the first session will start at 10am. The subject of the conference is ‘Artificial Intelligence: implications for peace and security’. We want to […]